The Opposition welcomes the announcement today of an additional $110 million in military and humanitarian support for Ukraine. While this assistance is desperately needed and has complete bipartisan support, its impact on the ground would likely have been far greater had it been delivered sooner. The Prime Minister confirmed this decision of additional support was…
DetailsJoint media release: Senator Claire Chandler, Assistant Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs The Opposition will today bring an urgency motion to the Senate calling on the Albanese Labor Government to deliver a further package of assistance to Ukraine. We urge all parties to support this motion to maintain Australia’s strong and bipartisan support for…
DetailsJoint media release: The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence The Opposition once again calls on the Albanese Labor Government to deliver urgent support to Ukraine as allies increase their efforts. The United States this week authorised its 40th drawdown for Ukraine, which will deliver $325USD million worth of military assistance.…
DetailsJoint media release: The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence The Albanese Government must explain why they are delaying the delivery of further assistance to Ukraine, despite urgent calls for support. It is deeply concerning that no new or additional funding for Ukraine was included in Labor’s May Budget in support of their…
DetailsJoint media release: Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Homes Affairs, Shadow Minister for Cyber Security The Australian Government’s decision to join with our Five Eyes partners to publicly attribute malicious cyber activity to the People’s Republic of China is welcome. The advisory, issued this morning by the Australian Cyber Security Centre, has…
DetailsThe Albanese Government has shown complete contempt and childish behaviour in what can only be described as a total lack of respect for the Senate practice of Questions on Notice. Today the Senate compelled the Government to explain why the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bill Shorten, has submitted a number of answers…
DetailsJoint media statement: The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Leader of the Opposition It is time the Chinese Government brought closure to the case of Australian citizen Ms Cheng Lei and released her from detention. Today marks 1,000 days since Ms Cheng was unjustly detained in China in August 2020. Ms Cheng has been held…
DetailsJoint media release: Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Shadow Minister for Cyber Security The Albanese government must explain why it has rejected official requests from Ukraine for cyber assistance to help the nation defend against malicious Russian cyber attacks and information operations. Ukrainian and Australian officials have acknowledged that Ukraine…
DetailsThe Opposition welcomes Prime Minister Albanese’s delayed acceptance to attend the NATO Leaders’ Summit in July. In what should have been an obvious and swift yes to the invitation the Prime Minister finally has acknowledged the importance of this event and agreed to make time for it. As one of the AP4 to…
DetailsNuance is difficult in modern politics. Media prefer black or white, without the shades of grey. Many politicians play into that approach, while some activist voters increasingly seek out media where their opinions are largely shouted back at them, reinforcing rather than challenging any of their assessments or opinions. Yet nuance is where I find…
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